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Field beans Boston Pea, Marrowfat, Red-eyed Pea, 

 Yellow-eyed Golden-podded. The last is valuable as a 

 string bean and for winter use. 



BEETS. 



Beets are a profitable crop and easily grown. They 

 may be put into the market bunched from the hot-beds 

 or greenhouse, or early from the field from transplants 

 from the house or hot-bed. On rich land with a south- 

 ern exposure the seed may be sown as soon as the land 

 will work up fine and mellow, and they are profitable as a 

 late crop following any crop that matures by the middle 

 of July. The seed is sown in drills fifteen to eighteen 

 inches apart and the plants thinned out to two or three 

 inches apart. The early crop is sold tied in bunches of 

 five, and sell at from 25 cents to 50 cents per dozen 

 bunches. To keep up a supply of tender beets for home 

 use or the market, seed must be sown at two or three 

 different times, the last sowing to be not later than 

 August i st. The late crop should be harvested before 

 severe freezing weather, and to keep them from wilting 

 in a dry cellar they should be packed in slightly moist 

 soil or leaves. The late crop is sold by the bushel, 

 bringing from 50 cents to $1.00 per bushel. 



Varieties. 



The kinds that are most grown are Egyptian, Dew- 

 ing's Improved, Edmunds, etc. For poultry as a winter 

 feed the mangel-wurzel is largely grown. 



CABBAGES, CAULIFLOWERS, BRUSSELS SPROUTS, ETC. 



These being closely related may be treated under one 

 heading. With the cabbage the development is in the 

 form of an enlarged bud; in the cauliflower the flower- 

 stalk is enlarged and fleshy; while in the sprouts small 



